World has “every interest” in better managed migration: UN expert
The world has every interest in managing migration better, given the expanding global population and the huge increase in people on the move.
The world has every interest in managing migration better, given the expanding global population and the huge increase in people on the move.
The UN has reached an “important moment” where it is shifting from a reactive approach to peacekeeping, towards greater preventative measures.
That’s according to Charles Jalloh, who is an international law professor and member of the International Law Commission at the UN.
The scourge of human trafficking needs to become “a real priority for international cooperation,” the UN Secretary-General urged on Wednesday.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has said that the violence experienced by refugees who’ve fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh is among the worst he has encountered – and that their plight is a “recipe” for a health “disaster”.
Citizens in Sudan and South Sudan have to embrace a larger understanding of their common citizenship and common future.
That’s the assessment of the UN Special Envoy for the two countries, Nicholas Haysom, who was in New York for the UN General Assembly.
Millions of students in low- and middle-income countries face a “learning crisis” that is widening inequality, destroying opportunity and strangling economic growth.
In July, countries adopted a treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons following decades of diplomatic efforts.
This Tuesday in New York, they reaffirmed the ideal of achieving global nuclear disarmament—one of the oldest goals of the United Nations.
Recent hurricanes in the Caribbean, monsoon flooding in Asia and other weather-related disasters around the globe are an indication that the world needs to do more to address the impact of climate change.
The Caribbean can become “an engine for change” in reducing childhood obesity.
Youth and rural populations in Tanzania are looking to increase their access to financial services, according to Bank of Tanzania Governor Benno Ndulu.